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president obama is wrong seriously wrong. president obama doesn't want to say the truth and the reason is politics. >> cenk: yeah, it's ironic that you would bring up politics. now look if some parts of bill o'reilly are right, of course. there are groups of extremists in the country who do terrorism all the time. they're christian right fund edgists egging on people like bill o'reilly. do you remember how many times he called a doctor, baby killer and then somebody shot him calling him a baby killer. that's the kind of extremism he eggs on all the time. now of course when it's somebody that's muslim, he says, i know it, it's all the muslims fault. chris moody has been on before with us, and all of these good folks are. linda, a prosecutor and private trial attorney and you know she represented spector and helen mirren played her on television, and then michael shure here on current television. let me ask you, is there value in fanagling this as islamic extremism. >> i also represented the kids in new jersey. whenever you sta
president obama is wrong seriously wrong. president obama doesn't want to say the truth and the reason is politics. >> cenk: yeah, it's ironic that you would bring up politics. now look if some parts of bill o'reilly are right, of course. there are groups of extremists in the country who do terrorism all the time. they're christian right fund edgists egging on people like bill o'reilly. do you remember how many times he called a doctor, baby killer and then somebody shot him calling him a...
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we're getting mixed messages from the obama administration as well. here's vice president joe biden characterized the bombing suspects today. >> two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadies. >> not everyone in the administration seems to share this assessment. jim acosta is at the white house tonight. it was confusing today, some very mixed messages coming out. >> that's right. the white house has been saying all along that it's too early to draw any conclusions in this case. the white house press secretary said today we don't have all of the answers yet. but that's not exactly what you heard from the vice president there whether he said earlier today that these two suspects were knockoff jihadies suggesting that they were sort of amateurish and also from secretary of state john kerry who was in belgium was meeting with the belgian foreign minister and asked by reporters about this case and he seemed to suggest that the older suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev may have learned something when he traveled to southern russia last year. here's what secretar
we're getting mixed messages from the obama administration as well. here's vice president joe biden characterized the bombing suspects today. >> two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadies. >> not everyone in the administration seems to share this assessment. jim acosta is at the white house tonight. it was confusing today, some very mixed messages coming out. >> that's right. the white house has been saying all along that it's too early to draw any conclusions in this...
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are working around the clock to try to determine who sent ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials just one day after charges were dropped against the suspect that was in custody. the former suspect, paul curtis, spoke exclusively with our chris cuomo just a little while ago. >> is there any connection between you and what was done with these ricin letters? any at all? >> none whatsoever, sir. >> in your understanding, christie mccoy, are investigators completely free of your client as someone who's implicated in this situation? because they have not given clear word. what is your understanding? >> that is absolutely my understanding, chris. we are, in fact, i spoke with someone this morning involved in the investigation with the prosecutors, and i actually had made arrangements, i haven't had a chance to speak with kevin about it yet, that we're actually ready to assist them in as far as what we know, what kevin knows, if there's anything that absolutely, even though they may not have publicly said that, i think that they realize what we have known all along, is th
are working around the clock to try to determine who sent ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials just one day after charges were dropped against the suspect that was in custody. the former suspect, paul curtis, spoke exclusively with our chris cuomo just a little while ago. >> is there any connection between you and what was done with these ricin letters? any at all? >> none whatsoever, sir. >> in your understanding, christie mccoy, are investigators...
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eastern. >>> up next, a poisoned letter addressed to president obama. now the man that police first took into custody, an elvis impersonator, says he was framed. we'll tell you who he thinks set him up. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. [ female announcer ] from more efficient payments. ♪ to more efficient pick-ups. ♪ wireless is limitless. ♪ from tracking the bus. ♪ to tracking field conditions. ♪ wireless is limitless. ♪ i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even rewar
eastern. >>> up next, a poisoned letter addressed to president obama. now the man that police first took into custody, an elvis impersonator, says he was framed. we'll tell you who he thinks set him up. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the...
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the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a suspect, charges dropped. his name is kevin curtis. and i want you to watch what he told chris cuomo in his exclusive interview last hour. >> when they came to me and i was arrested, it came super fast like a scene out of a movie. they didn't explain anything. they just kept saying you know what you've done. and don't move, don't resist and i mean, i just had to set my coat down. they allowed me to do that. you're talking about homeland security, secret service, fbi, so many vehicles in my neighborhood. i've never seen anything like it. i was in a state of shock, the best way to explain it. and
the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a...
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i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >> so kevin, what are your plans right now? what are your immediate plans? >> find my dog moo cow. >> moo cow got away. >> she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i went to check my mail. >> so someone is still out there who sent ricin-laced letters to the president. kimberly has been reporting on this pr washington -- for the "washington post." thank you for your time. we saw that strange press conference. and you have to set this aside with the seriousness, though, of these ricin-laced letters. and the quote unquote who done it that still remains. >> right, quite a story. great cast of characters and something very serious at the core here too. >> what is the latest on the investigation from the fbi? >> well, right now, they aren't talking about the investigation. they are confirming that it is of course ongoing. we know a little bit about what is happening because the person who has b
i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. >> so kevin, what are your plans right now? what are your immediate plans? >> find my dog moo cow. >> moo cow got away. >> she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i went to check my mail. >> so someone is still out there who sent ricin-laced letters to the president. kimberly has been reporting on this pr washington -- for...
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a major turn in the investigation of those ricin laced letters sent to president obama and other officials. the mississippi elvis impersonator arrested now free. and on the air with us live right now. his first on-camera interview, paul curtis says he never even heard of ricin. he thought it was rice they were talking about. he says i don't even eat rice. he's joined by his attorney. thank you to both of you for being here. can you both hear me well? >> yes, sir. >> yes, chris. >> you're good? all right. so let's begin with a big question here. great. as far as we know right now, is there any connection between you and what was done with these ricin letters? any at all? >> none whatsoever, sir. your understanding, are investigators completely free of your client as someone implicated in this situation they have not given clear word. what is your understanding? >> we are, in fact, i suspect with someone this morning involved in the investigation with the prosecutors and actually had made arrangements, i haven't even had a chance to speak with kevin about it yet that we are actually ready to
a major turn in the investigation of those ricin laced letters sent to president obama and other officials. the mississippi elvis impersonator arrested now free. and on the air with us live right now. his first on-camera interview, paul curtis says he never even heard of ricin. he thought it was rice they were talking about. he says i don't even eat rice. he's joined by his attorney. thank you to both of you for being here. can you both hear me well? >> yes, sir. >> yes, chris....
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. >>> president obama's dinner diplomacy continued last night with a special twist, this time the guests were all the senate's women's caucus. so what was on the political menu? joining me is the deane of the senate women's caucus, senator mcculls canalls can i. >> we had a wonderful time. we were so pleased that the president invited 20 of us. it was a bipartisan gathering, but you know, and we represent diverse viewpoint from women who have strong roads in the pea party. andrea, i think that the president really enjoyed this dinner diplomacy, because the tone was one of great civility. the fact that we wanted to work on a bipartisan basis. we talked about the macroissues and talked about the macaroni and cheese issues. in other words, how did the big economic things we're affecting face families and the ever-shrinking middle class. >> was there any conversation about guns? you had lisa murkowski and kelly ayotte, senators who had voted against the background checks. did that come up? >> this was not a negotiating meeting. the president wanted to get our views on what were some of the i
. >>> president obama's dinner diplomacy continued last night with a special twist, this time the guests were all the senate's women's caucus. so what was on the political menu? joining me is the deane of the senate women's caucus, senator mcculls canalls can i. >> we had a wonderful time. we were so pleased that the president invited 20 of us. it was a bipartisan gathering, but you know, and we represent diverse viewpoint from women who have strong roads in the pea party....
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the wrong man, a man he thought he was accused of sending rice or something like rice to president obama. curtis also took time to answer a few questions. >> reporter: what are your immediate plans? >> find my dog moo-cow. she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i checked my mail. i haven't heard anything -- i'm just really world about her. >> is there an elvis song that fits the occasion? >> "jailhouse rock." >> how did this person become embroiled in a ricin saga? as it turns out k.c. is also an internet author specializing in illegal organ harvesting conspiracies, even written an unpublished novel about the subject entitled "missing pieces." each time k.c. has posted a new theory on the websh he's signed off with the same message found in the ricin letters, this is kevin curtis, and i approve this message. as it turns out, k.c. may have been framed. yesterday the fbi searched the home of mississippi martial arts instructor, former state congressional candidate accused child molesters and front man for the band dusty and the robbo-drum, everett dutschke. he reportedl
the wrong man, a man he thought he was accused of sending rice or something like rice to president obama. curtis also took time to answer a few questions. >> reporter: what are your immediate plans? >> find my dog moo-cow. she got loose when homeland security swarmed in on me when i checked my mail. i haven't heard anything -- i'm just really world about her. >> is there an elvis song that fits the occasion? >> "jailhouse rock." >> how did this person...
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wants, is implementation of obama care. looked like he would be a problem there. fundamentally, this is a guy who has fought harry reid and although he was on the wrong side from the obama administration's point of view on guns, he really is a democrat, a montana democrat, but a democrat in the senate and his departure means that you're likely going to have a republican in that red state. that's not good for obama the next three years. >> so as we talk about what is good and not so good for the president over the next three years, i want to talk to you about what we're going to see developing from who is contending for 2016. as we look at where this new gallup poll and we have joe biden at 45%. 64% for hillary clinton. hillary is about to start on her highly lucrative speaking tours. what does that say to you as everyone tries to read the crystal ball buiabout where she will fall? >> they watched her as a senator and then as candidate for president and then when she doesn't succeed in that campaign going to work for barack
wants, is implementation of obama care. looked like he would be a problem there. fundamentally, this is a guy who has fought harry reid and although he was on the wrong side from the obama administration's point of view on guns, he really is a democrat, a montana democrat, but a democrat in the senate and his departure means that you're likely going to have a republican in that red state. that's not good for obama the next three years. >> so as we talk about what is good and not so good...
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ricin laced letters to president obama and senator and a judge. new information became available and in a bizarre turn curtis says he is a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. >> he's been showing up on my radar. do you know this guy hates you, is what people in town told me? >> reporter: information on social media was used to frame her client. >> the government was able to basically find another suspect who we believe is the true perpetrator of this heinous cross-claim. >> reporter: curtis describes how he felt. >> when you've been charged with something, you have never heard of ricin -- i thought they said rice. >> reporter: curtis is a father, political activist and a elvis impersonator. >> this last week has been a nightmare for my family. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity, save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. >> this is such a bizarre case. victor black wel joins us live. you saw fbi agents searching a ho
ricin laced letters to president obama and senator and a judge. new information became available and in a bizarre turn curtis says he is a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. >> he's been showing up on my radar. do you know this guy hates you, is what people in town told me? >> reporter: information on social media was used to frame her client. >> the government was able to basically find another suspect who we believe is the true perpetrator of this...
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official. >> reporter: curtis accused of sending ricin laced letters to president obama, roger wicker in washington and a county judge in mississippi. charges were dropped. u.s. attorney felisha adams says new information became available. and in a bizarre turn, curtis says he's a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. he told piers morgan, they have been feuding for years. >> showing up on my radar, people coming in town, do you know this guy hates you? i never knew why. >> curtis' attorney says information on social media used to frame her client. >> the government was able to basically find another suspect who we believe is the true perpetrator of this heinous crime. >> reporter: curtis crimes how he felt. >> the state of over overwhelmed is the best way i described. i thought they said rice. i don't even eat rice. >> curtis is a father, political activist and elvis impersonator and ready to move on. >> this past week has been a nature meyer for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me mea
official. >> reporter: curtis accused of sending ricin laced letters to president obama, roger wicker in washington and a county judge in mississippi. charges were dropped. u.s. attorney felisha adams says new information became available. and in a bizarre turn, curtis says he's a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. he told piers morgan, they have been feuding for years. >> showing up on my radar, people coming in town, do you know this guy hates you? i never...
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bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events of tomorrow behind the scenes lots of activity to try to shape that. >> it's the first time that we've seen that attempt and frankly there is nobody more interested in how this goes than jeb. if this improves at all and i know there's some polling out there, "the washington post,"/abc, i have doubts about how they ask the question. bush is a net negative. does he improve? we'll have more tomorrow. he tries to take it on. these are controversial issues. iraq, afghanistan, katrina, and wall street bailout. they try to take it on. >> he's starting to do the rollout himself
bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events of tomorrow behind the...
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breaking, two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. became clear rath quickly on twitter the news was not true and the a.p. account had been compromised. that tweet was enough to set wall street off into a brief panic. the account was suspended in a few moments and the market bounced back of course. the fake tweet paved the way for excellent snark like this, new york post reporting 12 barack obamas killed. the second awesomeest thing on the internet today swarms of people taking to various social media platforms demanding justice for a.j. clemente. including steve brown. mr. clemente is the local news anchor who began his new job by swearing on live television. in case you missed it here is a recap. >> news leader in high definition. >> [ bleep ]. >> good evening. you may have seen our newest reporter a.j. clemente -- he'll be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. tell us a little bit about yourself, a.j. >> a.j. did not have much time to tell us about himself because he was fired not long after that broadcast. you have to hav
breaking, two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. became clear rath quickly on twitter the news was not true and the a.p. account had been compromised. that tweet was enough to set wall street off into a brief panic. the account was suspended in a few moments and the market bounced back of course. the fake tweet paved the way for excellent snark like this, new york post reporting 12 barack obamas killed. the second awesomeest thing on the internet today swarms of people...
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. >> president obama's early second term domestic agenda. gun control, the budget and reform. president obama is inviting the senators over for dinner tonight. >> all the women senators over for dinner. >> if you want to create a bipartisan agenda. >> no sign of progress anywhere. >> a great place to start is with the women senators. >>> in the boston bombing investigation, nbc news has learned that the fbi is increasingly confident, their words, increasingly confident that the two suspects acted alone. nbc's pete williams reported that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother were motivated by religious fervor and their reaction to the american invasion of iraq and afghanistan. the suspect's condition was upgraded from serious to fair today, according to the u.s. attorney's office in boston. as you know, he was found bleeding in a boat in a driveway in watertown just outside boston. the man who discovered him in that boat, david hanaberry spoke with msnbc today. >> i know i took three steps up the ladder. i don't remember stepping down off the ladder.
. >> president obama's early second term domestic agenda. gun control, the budget and reform. president obama is inviting the senators over for dinner tonight. >> all the women senators over for dinner. >> if you want to create a bipartisan agenda. >> no sign of progress anywhere. >> a great place to start is with the women senators. >>> in the boston bombing investigation, nbc news has learned that the fbi is increasingly confident, their words,...
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. >> president obama's early second term domestic agenda. gun control, the budget and reform. president obama is inviting the senators over for dinner tonight. >> all the women senators over for dinner. >> if you want to create a bipartisan agenda. >> no sign of progress anywhere. >> a great place to start is with the women senators. >>> in the boston bombing investigation, nbc news has learned that the fbi is increasingly confident, their words, increasingly confident that the two suspects acted alone. nbc's pete williams reported that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother were motivated by religious fer fvor and their reaction to the american invasion of iraq and afghanistan. the suspect's condition was upgraded from serious to fair today, according to the u.s. attorney's office in boston. as you know, he was found bleeding in a boat in a driveway in watertown just outside boston. the man who discovered him in that boat, david hanaberry spoke with msnbc today. >> i know i took three steps up the ladder. i don't remember stepping down off the ladder
. >> president obama's early second term domestic agenda. gun control, the budget and reform. president obama is inviting the senators over for dinner tonight. >> all the women senators over for dinner. >> if you want to create a bipartisan agenda. >> no sign of progress anywhere. >> a great place to start is with the women senators. >>> in the boston bombing investigation, nbc news has learned that the fbi is increasingly confident, their words,...
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. >>> and tals the man accused of sending letters to president obama laced with ricin. the charges are dropped. what he is saying now and what law enforcement is saying now coming up. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes! maxwell is out and about... with ted's now ex-girlfriend. wheeeee! whoo! later ted! online claims appointments. just a click away on geico.com. >>> well, welcome back. we've obviously been focusing a lot on boston, but our thoughts are also with the people of west, texas, where i was last week. last week an explosion at a fertilizer plant killed nine people. you're looking at exclusive new pictures for the area where firefighters were killed. you can see the area has been absolutely devastated. the explosion left a crater measuring 93 feet and 10 feet deep. 93 feet wide and 10 feet deep. be
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. >> i respect president obama. i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal. >> and now we wait to find out what the government will do next. all indications are
. >> i respect president obama. i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal. >> and now we wait to find out what the government will do next. all indications are
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the president's safety. >>> 20 female senators are at the white house having dinner with president obama. last week he hosted a group of democratic senators. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in philadelphia, right now, the trial of an abortion doctor charged with the murder of babies the prosecutors say were born alive, is generating national headlines. of course, it was page 1 of today's "usa today" with the headline "gruesome testimony renews debate over abortion." i'm not sure about that, but it is gruesome testimony. a grand jury report released in 2011 called the clinic a house of horrors. the bottom line remains this is a murder case. let's keep our heads around that. originally dr. kermit gosnell was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder for killing babies that were allegedly born alive and viable. today a judge threw out three of the seven murder charges. the judge did not explain his reasoning. reports indicated he did not hear sufficient evidence the three babies he took out were actually born viable and then killed. gosnell is also charged with th
the president's safety. >>> 20 female senators are at the white house having dinner with president obama. last week he hosted a group of democratic senators. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in philadelphia, right now, the trial of an abortion doctor charged with the murder of babies the prosecutors say were born alive, is generating national headlines. of course, it was page 1 of today's "usa today" with the headline...
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i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody, charges dropped. there's still plenty of stuff we don't know about what happened. dan lothian, our white house correspondent, is standing by. dan, we do know that ricin-laced letters were spent to the president, to roger wicker, the republican senator from mississippi. potentially very deadly letters. where does this investigation go from now on? >> you know, that is a very good question, because from the very beginning, paul curtis and his attorneys had said he was innocent. they said there was a lot of information out there in social media that some
i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody,...
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as president obama spoke last week, what makes boston such a special unique place? he spoke with a love we all share for each other. he said, we hit the toughest miles as when someone is there to pick us up as we fail, as we fall. last week, many people in our city fell. but so many have rushed forward to help pick each other up. boston holds a special place in everyone's heart. people all over the world share that special boston feeling and it shows. as a tragic event occurred, the support was overwhelming. in an effort to harness the unbelievable outpouring of generosity all over the world we created the one fund boston. in just over a week, i am proud to announce that the one fund boston has raised $20 million nearly five of that million dollars -- $20 million, $5 million, had been generated by clicks on your computer across the world. it is tremendous and truly amazing. we have about 50,000 donors. mitch has a bag full of money. we haven't opened that in quite a while. this charitable organization will help those families most affected by monday's tragic events,
as president obama spoke last week, what makes boston such a special unique place? he spoke with a love we all share for each other. he said, we hit the toughest miles as when someone is there to pick us up as we fail, as we fall. last week, many people in our city fell. but so many have rushed forward to help pick each other up. boston holds a special place in everyone's heart. people all over the world share that special boston feeling and it shows. as a tragic event occurred, the support was...
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now, republicans are blaming obama. there was a hash tag they were trying to get trending, obama flight delays yesterday. i don't know if that worked. >> catchy. >> what effect is all of this, this blame game stuff. what is that going to have on budget politics? >> i think the easy answer, but i think the correct one is that it is a pox on both the houses and the presidency. the fact is people don't distinguish that much for the most part if they're fair-minded. it is true the president suggested using the sequester tool as part of the negotiations. if you want to blame him, you can. but yes, it is true that the republicans refused to go along with even one more dime of revenue increases to try to make the fiscal cliff deal happen without having to resort to this. so there's blame to go all around. i think the overall political effect is to sour people even further on washington. to inculcate the notion that washington is the place where change goes to die. where results never happen. where deals are never cut. and i th
now, republicans are blaming obama. there was a hash tag they were trying to get trending, obama flight delays yesterday. i don't know if that worked. >> catchy. >> what effect is all of this, this blame game stuff. what is that going to have on budget politics? >> i think the easy answer, but i think the correct one is that it is a pox on both the houses and the presidency. the fact is people don't distinguish that much for the most part if they're fair-minded. it is true the...
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first read team says if congress passes immigration reform, this discussion about obama's legislative leadership had look like a silly exercise. he will have health care, financial reform, don't ask don't tell repeal, the fiscal cliff deal and immigration trophies on the wall. yet if immigration does not pass, it will be more than fair to note that obama was unable to navigate a divided congress. your reaction to that. >> i think this is certainly very important to the obama legacy in terms of immigration reform being one of his top priorities, if not the top priority for the second term. but he also has guns that was a failure. an upcoming debt debate. there are still quite a few other things that will be on the, on his plans in terms of how his legacy is actually written. >> if it is seen, if immigration let's say does not pass it is and seen as a failure for the president, it would be the same for someone like senator marco rubio. if he is planning to run has put a lot of stock in passing immigration reform. his name is as tied to this as it seems. the president's would be. >> i th
first read team says if congress passes immigration reform, this discussion about obama's legislative leadership had look like a silly exercise. he will have health care, financial reform, don't ask don't tell repeal, the fiscal cliff deal and immigration trophies on the wall. yet if immigration does not pass, it will be more than fair to note that obama was unable to navigate a divided congress. your reaction to that. >> i think this is certainly very important to the obama legacy in...
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it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet saying that they were hacked, and then you saw the market immediately shoot back up. it was a total 180, the market went from negative all the way to positive, over 100 points again within minutes. very dramatic whiplash kind of move. shows you in the age of computerized trading how wall street can react to a tweet that is read around the web. >> boy, oh, boy, alison, such a look at how in the digital age everything moves so quickly. you have to be right about your information. thank you for telling us that. appreciate it. >>> back to boston now, where a short time ago doctors upgraded the surviving
it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet...
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didn't like his more conservative votes and his dragging feet, they felt, in fact on the writing of obama care. >> let's start with the gun vote, andrea, that you mentioned. max baucus was asked why he voted against background checks. and gave a one-word answer, montana. which made everyone, including myself, believe that he was running for re-election. that this was about his politics in a state. trace it back to health care. i asked him, is there a less popular democratic senator in the white house than max baucus. there aren't a lot. if there are any, this is someone who has been a bur in the side of the white house, particularly on health care. the way in which the health care debate played out. baucus was someone who wanted to control the bill. the white house sort of of ceded it to him and then it looked like it wasn't going to be what they wanted it led to a vast story in 2009-2010, the battle over health care. max baucus was at the heart of that. i would say just very quickly, andrea, five of the six democratic committee chairman in the senate are retiring. if that doesn't tell yo
didn't like his more conservative votes and his dragging feet, they felt, in fact on the writing of obama care. >> let's start with the gun vote, andrea, that you mentioned. max baucus was asked why he voted against background checks. and gave a one-word answer, montana. which made everyone, including myself, believe that he was running for re-election. that this was about his politics in a state. trace it back to health care. i asked him, is there a less popular democratic senator in the...
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as you said, paul kevin curtis, charged with sending ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials released suddenly from custody on tuesday. this information comes to us from the united states marshal service in mississippi. the marshal service did not know and could not provide information on the circumstances of the release. only that curtis was no longer in federal custody and this comes just hours after curtis' detention and the preliminary hearing into his case was canceled. this was in the third day of testimony and now there is a press conference involving federal prosecutors and the defendants, defense lawyers. that's scheduled for later today. curtis, you'll remember, had originally been charged with threats against the president, and other threatening communications allegedly even sending a ricin-laced letter to a mississippi senator. very serious charge, could have gotten 15 years, $500,000 in fines. we're trying to find out what is happening with this case. and certainly don't want to speculate until we know more. again, paul kevin curtis is the colorful elvi
as you said, paul kevin curtis, charged with sending ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials released suddenly from custody on tuesday. this information comes to us from the united states marshal service in mississippi. the marshal service did not know and could not provide information on the circumstances of the release. only that curtis was no longer in federal custody and this comes just hours after curtis' detention and the preliminary hearing into his case was canceled....
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time will tell which foreign policy position will define the obama years. joining us to discuss from washington is former assistant secretary of state and professor at george washington university, professor pj crowley. professor, thank you for joining us. >> hello. >> pj as we talk about the legacy of the obama doctrine, vis-a-vis our war on terrorists drones. the attacks were motivated to do what they did by the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i'll quote a little bit from that story. the 19-year-old suspect in the boston marathon bombings has told interrogators that the american wars in iraq and afghanistan, motivated he and his brother to carry out the attack. what do you make of that, pj? >> i'm not surprised at all that has been a motivator for jihadists around the world, particularly the u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. so this just continues a theme, and it's not even unique to the united states. faisal shazad, the times square bomber, said he was motivated by the ongoing drone campaign in pakistan. >> wes, as someone who has seen combat, we're having ou
time will tell which foreign policy position will define the obama years. joining us to discuss from washington is former assistant secretary of state and professor at george washington university, professor pj crowley. professor, thank you for joining us. >> hello. >> pj as we talk about the legacy of the obama doctrine, vis-a-vis our war on terrorists drones. the attacks were motivated to do what they did by the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i'll quote a little bit from that...
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president obama got in touch with his inner geek where he talked to students discovering new ways to do everything from detecting pancreatic cancer to converting garbage into fuel. >> let me start by saying in my official capacity as president, this stuff is really cool. >>> so the president also took part in one exhibit look here, pedaling a bicycle-powered water filtration system, former congressman, anthony weiner is back in the twitter-verse, the first thing he sent from his new anthony weiner handle is a link to a policy paper he wrote called keys to the city. >>> and president george w. bush is mounting a comeback of sorts according 0 a new poll. 47% of his approve of eight years in office, a seven-year high. i'll see you back tomorrow at 11:00 a.m., joining me will be teri sewell, ann lewis, and mark mckinnon and ron reagan will be here. "now" is up next. i'm really glad that girl stayed at home. vo: expedia helps 30 million travelers a month find what they're looking for. one traveler at a time. expedia. find yours. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our
president obama got in touch with his inner geek where he talked to students discovering new ways to do everything from detecting pancreatic cancer to converting garbage into fuel. >> let me start by saying in my official capacity as president, this stuff is really cool. >>> so the president also took part in one exhibit look here, pedaling a bicycle-powered water filtration system, former congressman, anthony weiner is back in the twitter-verse, the first thing he sent from his...
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president obama's slaft dinner dates continues tonight. this time it is with the women of the senate. how much could these meals be the ticket to some deals? no evidence yet. >>> a bonanza of second chance surprises. mark sanford blazing a trail, trying to make old faces new again. but can any of these folks actually get elected again? >>> good morning from washington. i'm chuck todd. this is your tuesday edition of "the daily rundown." it is april 23rd. right to my first reads of the morning. >>> 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev who was shot in the head, neck, leg and hands according to newly released documents, has been officially charged with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in three deaths and more than 170 injuries. he's also been charged with malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. both charges carry the death penalty as a maximum sentence. tsarnaev was read his miranda rights in a brief bedside session in the intensive care unit at boston's beth israel hospital. the appearan
president obama's slaft dinner dates continues tonight. this time it is with the women of the senate. how much could these meals be the ticket to some deals? no evidence yet. >>> a bonanza of second chance surprises. mark sanford blazing a trail, trying to make old faces new again. but can any of these folks actually get elected again? >>> good morning from washington. i'm chuck todd. this is your tuesday edition of "the daily rundown." it is april 23rd. right to my...
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this is moot as the obama administration has made its decision. is lindsey graham on sound legal ground, saying he should be tried in a civilian court, but held and questioned as an enemy combatant? >> i think the only fair answer to that question is we don't know. because it's never been done before in american history to have some sort of hybrid combatant and criminal proceeding. we do know from jake tapper's reporting, there was an interrogation of tsavraev. and he did disclose his position that there was no broader conspiracy here. just him and his pressure. it seems like the justice department and the fbi have done the kind of interrogation that at least -- that lindsey graham seems to want to have been done, perhaps not as extensive as it might have been. but there was a premiranda interrogation and authorities can work with that, at least now going forward. >> i think that's a fair point. lindsey graham and others will say it wasn't enough. not necessarily just 48 hours of vergation, but days and days if not weeks and weeks. that will be a
this is moot as the obama administration has made its decision. is lindsey graham on sound legal ground, saying he should be tried in a civilian court, but held and questioned as an enemy combatant? >> i think the only fair answer to that question is we don't know. because it's never been done before in american history to have some sort of hybrid combatant and criminal proceeding. we do know from jake tapper's reporting, there was an interrogation of tsavraev. and he did disclose his...
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become the centerpiece for obama's strategy. they are a setting up liaison offices around the world. we know everything about the bin laden raid. we know everything about the dog and guns used. there were 20,000 raids like that that year in afghanistan and other countries that we know almost nothing about. i think our future is going to be looking at cruise missile strikes, covert operations, raids that we probably won't know about an drone strikes are one part of it but i think we make a mistake in focusing too much on drones because this is a full spectrum war that's being waged by the obama administration. >> jeremy scahill, thank you so much. the book is "dirty wars." the film are be out june 7th. >> with a cameo by you guys. >> there you go. >> i can't wait for the royalty check. >> we had to pay nbc for the rights though. >> really! you did, did you? >> yes, we did. willie promised me something but it never came about. >> i talk offline. >>. >>> still ahead, google's executive chairman eric schmidt will be here on the set.
become the centerpiece for obama's strategy. they are a setting up liaison offices around the world. we know everything about the bin laden raid. we know everything about the dog and guns used. there were 20,000 raids like that that year in afghanistan and other countries that we know almost nothing about. i think our future is going to be looking at cruise missile strikes, covert operations, raids that we probably won't know about an drone strikes are one part of it but i think we make a...
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. >> one of the things that this administration did early on, and the obama administrations continued a lot of the national security policies in the bush administration, to be clear. but they did establish this high value interrogation target group where we've got high value interrogation subjects, and they have a team that they keep very secret and under wraps that they sort of fly in to do, conduct the most important interrogations. and we have been told that they will be leading the interrogation of the boston suspect. how will that team approach interrogating this young man? >> i think they will do it like any fbi agent or any law enforcement individual will do it. these individuals are trained to collect intelligence from detainees. but also on the same time now we have a suspect who already was read his miranda rights. he already have a lawyer present. and i don't think that should affect any trained interrogator, any trained interviewer in doing their job. we have been doing this for many, many years. we did it against terrorist suspects, organized crimes, people who are charge
. >> one of the things that this administration did early on, and the obama administrations continued a lot of the national security policies in the bush administration, to be clear. but they did establish this high value interrogation target group where we've got high value interrogation subjects, and they have a team that they keep very secret and under wraps that they sort of fly in to do, conduct the most important interrogations. and we have been told that they will be leading the...
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and under the obama administration, renditions have continued. one man was snatched off the streets of nairobi and sent to this secret prison in the basement of mogadishu's airport. this should be a scandal. obama said he ended these things, yet he is continuing them but by proxy. there has been tweaks to the machine. but in general, a lot of the policies that many generals were outraged about under bush have continued under obama, just with a rebranding. >> let me ask this question of emma. i want to reread a statement from the kremlin about the aftermath of boston. the russian and u.s. president have agreed by telephone to increase cooperation on counterterrorism following the boston marathon bombings. the kremlin said on saturday both sides underline their interest 234 deepening the close cooperation of the russian and u.s. special services in the fight against international terrorism, but gave no details. i think one of the reasons i wanted to have you here and jeremy here and the congressman is that what we have seen over the last four or fi
and under the obama administration, renditions have continued. one man was snatched off the streets of nairobi and sent to this secret prison in the basement of mogadishu's airport. this should be a scandal. obama said he ended these things, yet he is continuing them but by proxy. there has been tweaks to the machine. but in general, a lot of the policies that many generals were outraged about under bush have continued under obama, just with a rebranding. >> let me ask this question of...
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. >> president obama also paid tribute observing the moment of silence at the white house. >>> friends, family a total strangers packed a boston university ball room to >>> on the massachusetts state house steps to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington, on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line there, is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston strong" to the spot where last week two bombs took three lives. to a place where the quiet says more than words can ever say. for one long minute, the country is silent and remembers and begins to heal. and when the moment is over, there is this. ♪ god bless america [ applause ] of thousands of dos in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! seriously? seriously. you don't believe it? search it. "401(k) hidden fees." then go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. we have every type of retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. why? because we're not y
. >> president obama also paid tribute observing the moment of silence at the white house. >>> friends, family a total strangers packed a boston university ball room to >>> on the massachusetts state house steps to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington, on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line there, is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston...
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here is president obama at 2:50 p.m. today. people across the state of massachusetts including at the police station in watertown where the second suspect was finally caught on friday night observed that moment of silence. a s.w.a.t. team officer that made the arrest, actually made that arrest, described the suspect's condition when they found him in the boat. >> when we were moving up to the boat, he was actually laying down on the side of the boat, one leg out, one hand out. >> did he say anything to you? >> i don't think he had energy to say anything. once we got him on the ground, he was complying, going in and out of consciousness. >> the final pursuit of the suspect began thursday night when police received reports of the murder of m.i.t. police officer sean collier. i reached the victim of the carjacking this weekend, and he understandably and politely declined to answer questions about his experience, but he did tell me police did a great job. they are very serious, they are helpful. they saved my life. the federal comp
here is president obama at 2:50 p.m. today. people across the state of massachusetts including at the police station in watertown where the second suspect was finally caught on friday night observed that moment of silence. a s.w.a.t. team officer that made the arrest, actually made that arrest, described the suspect's condition when they found him in the boat. >> when we were moving up to the boat, he was actually laying down on the side of the boat, one leg out, one hand out. >>...
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that's what president obama did and this fellow is an american citizen. it's far from clear that there's any law that would allow him to be tried as an enemy combatant. this is a procedure we know works. people get tried in criminal courts every day. the combatant laws we don't know that one can be successfully conducted. that's lost in a mar ras in guantanamo bay. this case will take a long time, be expensive and complicated but he's going to trial and there's going to be a verdict. we know that. >> jeff, thank you very much. fran, julia, as well. appreciate it. follow me on twitte twitter @andersoncooper. what do you think? should he be charged in a criminal court opposed to an enemy combatant? >>> and we will dig in to the case. the older suspect spent last year in parts of dagestan and chechnya. and the older suspect's widow. what we know about her and their relationship and more importantly what the fbi wants to know from her tonight. >>> later, my interview was remarkable woman. i hope you stick around for this. she a dance instructor whose body was
that's what president obama did and this fellow is an american citizen. it's far from clear that there's any law that would allow him to be tried as an enemy combatant. this is a procedure we know works. people get tried in criminal courts every day. the combatant laws we don't know that one can be successfully conducted. that's lost in a mar ras in guantanamo bay. this case will take a long time, be expensive and complicated but he's going to trial and there's going to be a verdict. we know...
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it certainly didn't happen in the bush administration, didn't happen in the obama administration, so that was never -- that's just not -- it's irrelevant at this point. now the case is under way. the fact that he was well enough to be arraigned on the complaint means now that the government will move to present this case in the grand jury, probably within a month there will be an indictment, and then the case will move to a federal district court. at that point, i expect things will slow down quite a bit. i would be surprised, given the magnitude and complexity of this case, that there could be a trial inside of a year, but at least now the process is under way. >> juliette, from a law enforcement standpoint, do you think it was the right decision to try him in civilian court? >> absolutely. like what jeff said, there is just really no debate about this. it's more of a political debate. for one, the law doesn't even cover him because he's a u.s. citizen. but from a law enforcement national security perspective, what better way to minimize the impact of terrorists than to treat them l
it certainly didn't happen in the bush administration, didn't happen in the obama administration, so that was never -- that's just not -- it's irrelevant at this point. now the case is under way. the fact that he was well enough to be arraigned on the complaint means now that the government will move to present this case in the grand jury, probably within a month there will be an indictment, and then the case will move to a federal district court. at that point, i expect things will slow down...
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president obama will be traveling to texas later this week where he will attend a memorial service from last week's explosion at a fertilizer plant that left 14 people dead and 200 injured. world health officials say there is no evidence that the new bird flu strain in china is spreading from person to person. the latest figures show 105 people are sick, 21 have died. gas prices are down. up 11 cents per gallon according to the survey. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the tsarnaev brothers, still an unfolding puzzle for all of us. what exactly motivated these two brothers? we're learning more every day. one brother in particular, tamerlan, became increasingly radicalized over the last several years. we know now that the russian government expressed concern about him back in 2011. they warned the fbi he was a follower of radical islam. the fbi's investigation never turned up anything significant. tsarnaev traveled to the troubled region of dagestan for six months. it's where his parents live. it's a hub of jihadist recruitment generally. "the new york times" wrote yest
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here in washington, president obama observed the moment of silence as well behind closed doors away from the cameras, wolf. >> it was a powerful moment for all of us here in boston, lisa. i'm sure around the country as well. thank you. for the first time since the boston bombings, the city has control now over boylston street. they're not far way from where i am right now. the site of the attack. the fbi made the handover less than two hours ago and there was a ceremony to mark the moment. watch this. [ bagpipes play ]
here in washington, president obama observed the moment of silence as well behind closed doors away from the cameras, wolf. >> it was a powerful moment for all of us here in boston, lisa. i'm sure around the country as well. thank you. for the first time since the boston bombings, the city has control now over boylston street. they're not far way from where i am right now. the site of the attack. the fbi made the handover less than two hours ago and there was a ceremony to mark the...
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boston and we will have live pictures from the cathedral of the holy cross, which is where president obama and the first lady, we saw the governor, the mayor, huge venue for that interfaith service last thursday. we'll play that for you. and we will stop talking and pause to reflect. we promise to do that. i want to take you live to deb feyerick, who has been going over some of the details in the charges, reading through the criminal complaint. and, deb, talking about this earlier, the charges don't include that m.i.t. police officer shot and killed. >> correct. that's exactly right. you know, this criminal complaint really -- this is -- i've seen this happen before, this criminal complaint is roughly, let's see, this is ten pages long. when the final -- when the actual indictment comes out, chances are it will be many times larger than this. usually, you know, the indictments we get are anywhere between 40, 50, 60 pages, it all depends. this is what they have got so far. this is enough for them to hold this man in the hospital, as they continue to investigate. there is a lot of evidence o
boston and we will have live pictures from the cathedral of the holy cross, which is where president obama and the first lady, we saw the governor, the mayor, huge venue for that interfaith service last thursday. we'll play that for you. and we will stop talking and pause to reflect. we promise to do that. i want to take you live to deb feyerick, who has been going over some of the details in the charges, reading through the criminal complaint. and, deb, talking about this earlier, the charges...
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later this very hour, president obama and the city of boston as well as this nation will mark a moment of silence at 2:50 eastern time. the exact moment the first bomb exploded. bells will ring afterward. massachusetts governor deval patrick and thomas menino will be on hand of the neighborhood of 8-year-old vimd martin richard. also today the first funeral was held for the bombing victims. the capacity crowd mourned. krystle campbell, the 29-year-old at the finish line clearing on a friend. and later this evening, boston university will hold a memorial service for lu lingzi, the 23-year-old graduate, the student from china also killed in the blast. meanwhile as crews clean up the crime scene today, new questions about how the fbi interrogated tamerlan tsarnaev before the attacks. >> why didn't the fbi follow up on that? you combine the first interrogation, the first examination plus the subsequent act. when somebody is brought to your attention, you investigate and find nothing and then he carries out murders, you wonder, didn't you miss something in the investigation? >> and today, o
later this very hour, president obama and the city of boston as well as this nation will mark a moment of silence at 2:50 eastern time. the exact moment the first bomb exploded. bells will ring afterward. massachusetts governor deval patrick and thomas menino will be on hand of the neighborhood of 8-year-old vimd martin richard. also today the first funeral was held for the bombing victims. the capacity crowd mourned. krystle campbell, the 29-year-old at the finish line clearing on a friend....
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the obama administration said 48 hours, but that's simply their interpretation. now, this hole miranda issue though i think we can overstate its importance. all miranda does is restrict whether those statements can be used against tsarnaev himself in a court case. they can still use all this other evidence that they have against him. so they may simply decide we're not going to use these statements at all. we're going to prove our case with other evidence. >> true, jeff. >> but then it doesn't matter. >> i'm curious about the voluntary statements. if he offers something up, can't that also be used as opposed to bringing it out in interrogation? >> yes, although it would be difficult to say that an intubated sedated person suddenly decided to write out answers to questions. i think it's quite clear he's being questioned here. the real issue is does the government want to use those answers in court or do they simply want to use it to continue their investigation, which they certainly have every right to do. >> but there's one other issue that relates -- >> go ahead
the obama administration said 48 hours, but that's simply their interpretation. now, this hole miranda issue though i think we can overstate its importance. all miranda does is restrict whether those statements can be used against tsarnaev himself in a court case. they can still use all this other evidence that they have against him. so they may simply decide we're not going to use these statements at all. we're going to prove our case with other evidence. >> true, jeff. >> but then...
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complicated investigation, jay johnson, former general counsel to the department of defense for the obama administration. jay, good to see you again, thank you very much for being with us. you have been involved in so many of these issues. we wanted to talk to you, about your take-away about enemy combatant. judicial decisions in a number of cases can you clarify how long can this exception from your wisdom last. is it the point the arrest. or the point of communication? >> well first of all, it's important to remember that any time dangerous criminal, suspect, is arrested for terrorist acts, our first impulse when that suspect is from a foreign land or is of a certain religion, should not be a reach for the military. the military is not the only answer here. and i warned about that in office, the possibility of over militarization of our common terrorism efforts, it's a whole government effort. second, the notion of designating the suspect as an enemy combatant, i'm not even sure is legal. in this situation. to be part of the enemy force in the congressionally authorized armed conflict f
complicated investigation, jay johnson, former general counsel to the department of defense for the obama administration. jay, good to see you again, thank you very much for being with us. you have been involved in so many of these issues. we wanted to talk to you, about your take-away about enemy combatant. judicial decisions in a number of cases can you clarify how long can this exception from your wisdom last. is it the point the arrest. or the point of communication? >> well first of...